Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-15
CHAPTER XIV.

THE DETECTIVES AGAIN.
While Lydia and Natalie had been talking,
q large steam-yacht glided noiselessly down
the bay and anchored of Cromwell's har-
Dor. A boat put off from the yacht and
came rapidly toward the shore.
While the yacht was coming to anchor, q
man sitting modify and dejectedly looking
out of ono of the windows Of Glen Gore
cottage raised his eyes toward the sea, be-
yond tho pines that stood between him and
the Shore
He saw, or thought he saw, two masts
and the extreme tip Of tho blackened
smoke-stack Of a steamer projecting up
above the trees. He looked again. There
surely had been no vessel there in tho
morning, and that was q very extraordinary
place for anchorage.
Taking his hat, he walked rapidly toward
the shore. AS he gained an opening in the
wood the captain's gig was about halfway
between the yacht and tho landing place
The yacht plainly enough was the ma
movna." There was no installing her. Only
an hour or two ago he had tclegraphed her
captain and was momentarily expecting an
answer. Now, here, as by magic, in all her
aquatic beauty before them lay tho yacht.
He could scarcely bolieve his senses.
As the captain neared the shore, he recog-
nized Fairfax, and, raising his hat, he greet
ed him with:
"Good afternoon, Mr.. Fairfax. I'm glad
TO sec you again, sir"
Tho latter returned the salute, and has
tened to shake hands with his late COM
panion in adventures. Tho captain, after
cordial inquiry after Fairfax's health, "and
moro especially Of that Of your fair cousinn
IL
filed his eye-answorod Fairfax's inquiries
as to the cause of his unexpected presence,
by handing him an envelope, with tho cool
remark:
'Aly dear sir, your game's up. All tho
world will soon hear about II. At present,
and two others beside yourself and your
own confdants-are the only persons in
America who know the true state Of affairs
Those two others arc jean Louvait and
Jean Lcroi; tho former head Of the police
department ct St. Malo the latter at St.
Brieux. These two men are noted rivals,
and letters from friend in Havre have told
me that they have been like bloodhounds in
their pertinacity TO discover the trail Of tho
abductors Of the stolen Princess Natalie.
Nov Ia telegram, in cipher, from Mr.. Neb-
bitt, tells mo he has just learned that both
steamers for New York.
"You know tho glory and the reward that
awaits the discoveror Of the Princess's
whereabouts. They have spared, and will
spare, nothing IN their efforts 10 find her
Mr.. Nebbitt telegraphs mo that he Is con-
WINGED they know your whereabouts and all
about you, and wants me, Immediately on
receipt OF this telegram, TO start for Bar
HORROR and take you all of on the yacht to
bome remote place selected by yourself.
Fortunately had steam up and all my
coal in. We came up here flying can tell
you.
''If you have read the message, you will
observe 1t says that Louvait and Leroi will
reach New York on tho 9th or the 9TH. To
day Is tho 7th know Nebbitt well enough
10 believe that when no says thing is SO 1t is
80. You may depend upon IL that when those
men arrive in New York they viii como d.
rectly here, If they arc obliged TO hire q
special engine TO do it. There will BIO a race
between them. Each will stimulate tho
other, and neither will lose moment
~ know Louvait well. When he's around
there's no shild's play, l can tell you. He is
always in dead earnest He can talk English
like native. His geography is something
wonderful; his knowledge Of human nature
still more 30, and his ability in the direction
of resources most wonderful Of all. They
say Leroi, although not so full Of genius as
Louvait, supplies this lack by patience,
precision and tremendous bulldog perth
nacity."